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Iranian Australians Celebrate News of Khamenei’s Death

Members of the Iranian diaspora celebrate following US and Israeli military strikes on Iran, outside the Embassy of Iran in Canberra, Australia, 01 March 2026. (EPA)
Members of the Iranian diaspora celebrate following US and Israeli military strikes on Iran, outside the Embassy of Iran in Canberra, Australia, 01 March 2026. (EPA)
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Iranian Australians Celebrate News of Khamenei’s Death

Members of the Iranian diaspora celebrate following US and Israeli military strikes on Iran, outside the Embassy of Iran in Canberra, Australia, 01 March 2026. (EPA)
Members of the Iranian diaspora celebrate following US and Israeli military strikes on Iran, outside the Embassy of Iran in Canberra, Australia, 01 March 2026. (EPA)

Iranian Australians celebrated Sunday as news emerged that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the US.

A group of about 200 people waving Australian, American, Israeli and old Iranian flags chanted and danced outside the Iranian Embassy in Canberra, Australia’s capital.

One of those celebrating, Nassim Rezakhani, told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. she was excited by the news.

“Words cannot describe the feeling of the people of Iran. Like we said, the reason we are celebrating is because this is not a war on Iran. This is a war for the people of Iran,” she said.

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Israel Military Says It Has Destroyed Half of Iran's Missile Stockpiles

A video grab image taken from footage released by the Israeli military on March 1, 2026, shows what it says are large-scale strikes on "the headquarters of the Iranian terror regime" in Tehran on March 1. (Photo by Handout / Israeli Army / AFP)
A video grab image taken from footage released by the Israeli military on March 1, 2026, shows what it says are large-scale strikes on "the headquarters of the Iranian terror regime" in Tehran on March 1. (Photo by Handout / Israeli Army / AFP)
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Israel Military Says It Has Destroyed Half of Iran's Missile Stockpiles

A video grab image taken from footage released by the Israeli military on March 1, 2026, shows what it says are large-scale strikes on "the headquarters of the Iranian terror regime" in Tehran on March 1. (Photo by Handout / Israeli Army / AFP)
A video grab image taken from footage released by the Israeli military on March 1, 2026, shows what it says are large-scale strikes on "the headquarters of the Iranian terror regime" in Tehran on March 1. (Photo by Handout / Israeli Army / AFP)

The Israeli military on Sunday said it had destroyed roughly half of Iran's missile stockpiles in the previous war in June 2025, adding the Iranian republic had been producing dozens of surface-to-surface missiles each month.

"During the operation (in June 2025), we destroyed approximately half of the Iranian regime's missile stockpiles and prevented the production of at least 1,500 additional missiles," military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said in a televised statement.

"The regime had recently been producing dozens of surface-to-surface missiles per month and intended to increase production to hundreds per month."

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North Korea Condemns US-Israel Attacks on Iran as ‘Illegal’

Smoke rises in central Tehran after an Israeli attack in Iran, 01 March 2026. (EPA)
Smoke rises in central Tehran after an Israeli attack in Iran, 01 March 2026. (EPA)
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North Korea Condemns US-Israel Attacks on Iran as ‘Illegal’

Smoke rises in central Tehran after an Israeli attack in Iran, 01 March 2026. (EPA)
Smoke rises in central Tehran after an Israeli attack in Iran, 01 March 2026. (EPA)

North Korea condemned on Sunday the ongoing United States and Israeli attack on Iran as an "illegal act of aggression", claiming it had shown Washington's "gangster-like" nature.

The military campaigns against Iran by the two states "constitute a thoroughly illegal act of aggression and the most vile form of violation of sovereignty in their nature", a spokesperson for the North's foreign ministry said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.

Pyongyang said the military actions showed the "shameless and gangster-like conduct" of the two allies, who it said had chosen to "abuse military force to fulfil their selfish and hegemonic ambitions".

North Korea and the United States are longtime adversaries but Washington has mounted a push to revive high-level talks with Pyongyang in recent months, eyeing a potential summit between US President Donald Trump and the North's Kim Jong Un this year.

After largely ignoring those overtures for months, Kim said this week that the two nations could "get along" if Washington accepted Pyongyang's nuclear status.

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Khamenei’s Killing ‘Defining Moment’ in Iran’s History, Says EU’s Kallas

EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to the press as she arrives for the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on February 23, 2026. (AFP)
EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to the press as she arrives for the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on February 23, 2026. (AFP)
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Khamenei’s Killing ‘Defining Moment’ in Iran’s History, Says EU’s Kallas

EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to the press as she arrives for the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on February 23, 2026. (AFP)
EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to the press as she arrives for the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on February 23, 2026. (AFP)

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Sunday that the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes was a defining moment in the country's history.

"The death of Ali Khamenei is a defining moment in Iran's history. What comes next is uncertain. But there is now an open path to a different Iran, one that its people may have greater freedom to shape," Kallas wrote on X.

"I'm in contact with partners, including those in the region that bear the brunt of Iran's military actions, to find practical steps for de-escalation."